Laurie

I'm so proud of you. I love you so much! I've been praying for you all day.You don't know how much you mean to me! Heavenly Father will bless you and your family. Just know that he can move mountains, and in this case, tumors. I want you to know I love you with all my heart. I can't wait to come down and see you and the girls! Maybe I can talk Sean into making those yummy cookies again. I'm hungry right now and they sound delicious!!

Quick and Delicious Brownies

2 cubes of butter (sinful)
2 c. sugar
5 to 7 Tbsp. cocoa
1 1/2 c. flour
4 eggs (also sinful)
1 tsp vanilla

Bake in 13 by 9 pan at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes.

Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version

Aaron and my kids at bearworld

If you guys ever come up this way again, bear world is so much fun now! They have a petting zoo, the kids got to pet a deer. They also had rides that were free with admission. So the kids went around from ride to ride. With Aaron and all of my family, it only cost $55.00. It was worth every cent! Miss Aaron already Beck!

Pictures of Mace

Figured I better post some photos pf Mace for my sisters to see. He is such a joy, you can see his dimples in a couple of these. He sucks on two or three fingers all the time too. I think he looks the most like Aiden, what do you guys think? Hope everyone is well, I love you all!

Becky is surgery day tomorrow is Mom and Dads anniversary is on the 22nd!!

47 years. Don't forget to call them. I'm really hoping we can send them to alaska for their 50th. I'm starting something often refered to as a Savings Account. Interesting eh? I'm having a hard time starting one, with owing money. How does one know they owe money and sit with money. Yeah, so someone explain it to me. I think it's pretty much money I'm saving for going to Hawaii in October.

Who's that pretty girl in that mirror there?

Yes it is me. :-) How are all you girls doing? Mindy, still trying to keep up with your team of 9...big brig included. Laurie, how are you feeling? I hope you're not having chemo brain again silly goose. BTW Warning to Laurie and Mindy. Do not join farmville. I repeat, do not join farmville. :-) Last night out "sober" dancing I nearly wanted to put this kid in a head lock and punch him in the kidney. Kept bumping into me time and time and time and time again. I pushed him once. Then I flipped him off in my own so lady like style. Bahhh! Went to PF Changs last night too. Mmmmm love me some lettuce wraps and changs spicy chicken. I have them do it a little less hot. It was the best I've had. I'm still very happy with me and the weenies. They're the best!! I'm about to take them for a ride. I'm sure they'll be real happy to have their floppy ears flying in the wind. You all mean the most to me. Family is everything to me. Donna. I love you. When you come around and aren't so mad at me anymore, please call. I'd love to squash whatever beef there is to squash. I can't make anyone love me or like me. I'm glad you all do inspite of my annoying, sometimes over the top behavior, still love me. I've seen all of my sweet sisters talking to Bonny on Facebook. I'm glad there's a relationship there that could possibly be mended. I never knew her...she hurt my fam....and you all are the best. No one messes with me or my family and will get away with it. Love you mom and dad too! Conference is on. It's been really good to watch. .

Chemo day

Well Hello girls! I have not posted in a while, but what the heck, I am bored. It is a long day at Huntsman 8-9 hours. Go Chemo Go! Kill those cancer cells!! Mindy, what a miracle that Brig went in the Doc., I am sure glad everything turned out well. Hodgie, whats up. Saw your post about the herpe. You crack me up! Becky, hows life sista! Hows your sweet little guy doing? Little Ali says the cutest thing. Every morning when we are leaving to go to grandma's house she says "Are you ready to rock and roll mom?" What a cutie! I don't know where she got that from. Yesterday she said "I don't care about the children, Icare about the money". I said what??? Then I said I care about the children and she said with a great big smile on her face, I don't I care about the money!! I don't know where she gets these things?? She has the cutest little personality. Little Victoria will be walking soon. She is already walking between things and standing unsupported, she even bounces up and down and claps while standing unsupported. Danielle is in a little performing group called the Sunshine Generation. We watched her sing and dance at a couple of perfomances last week. She did not even have stage frieght even though she had three speaking parts. It was so fun to watch her and cheer her on. Jacklyn is playing soccer and participating in track at school. She is getting lots of exercise. I hope all is well my friends! Donna should be coming soon to help keep me entertained.

My Aiden

It's been a while since I've posted pictures of Aiden, these were taken in October, you gotta click on them to see them better, he's so stinkin cute. He's got a new pair of glasses now. Here's hoping he wears them all week without losing them!

Happy Birthday Donna!!!

Happy Birthday Donna May!!! How was your birthday? Hoping it was wonderful!

Also wanted to let you all know Mace will be blessed on March 28th, if anyone can come, we'd love to have you and your welcome to stay here. Anyone watch 24? Last nights episode was AWESOME!!
What's up with you girls??

Love you all!

Pictures of the kiddos

Here's some photos I just took with my new camera. Thought you all might want to see an update of the kids, especially Mace, he's growing so fast and I'm too darn tired to document it! That and every photo I take of him he has a grumpy cry face in, except the one above. Click on the grouping of photos to see them better, it looks much better bigger! I love you guys and miss the heck out of each one of you! It's 10:20, my baby is asleep, and I should be too but I'm stuck doing laundry because my kids have no clean pants to wear. Brig wore Pajama pants to school today...I can't let him do that again tomorrow. Mindy need SLEEPY! Yes, I am a dork. Have a great night sleeping all snug and tight in your beds. Love you girls!!!

Laurie

It was so good seeing you, and Mindy! All your beautiful children. Thanks to you too Becky for driving me down there. Friday night was so much fun for me my sweet sisters. Having family around you is all you need. I found what looks to be either a spider bite, or hole in my skin. it's weeping blood. I may have to go in and get it checked. It's about the size of a half of a jelly bean. I sure hope it doesn't get bigger or go crazy. Say a prayer it'll clear up. It just scares me to see a hole in my skin that keeps bleeding and bleeding. There's no depth to it, but some extra prayers would work. I love you my sisters.

Holly

This is for Donna

I posted these on facebook, but since I know Donna isn't on facebook, I wanted to post them here too so she can see her new nephew Mace Leighton Bush. He's sure been a sweetheart. He isn't colicky in the least bit, but is up at night to nurse. I love you girls, my arm is feeling much better. We just said our nightly prayers and I just want Wee to know the kids always remember to pray for her when it's their turn. Love you all very much and miss you!
Mindy

Laurie there is a very special Angel in Heaven praying for you!

Best Memories Growing Up

Mom in her curlers on the porch with an afghan... waiting for us. ... Her grocery buying...eggs, milk, bread, and flour... lol one guess who liked the homemade brownies better? She always worked so hard for us. Wearing the same pare of pants for years. Same skirt and tops to church for years. Drawing me a picture of my uterus and phalopian tubes using cows as the subject. Also her working so hard when it came to Christmas. I know she worked 2 jobs for quite sometime. I don't have the memories of her being a stay at home mom, but I loved the time I spent with her.
Becky taking me and mindy out to get swimsuits. I got a hot pink one. Sooooo cute! thanks Beck Also you were so sweet to us younger kids. You've been there for the whole family through all the years and still is the one who gives it straight to you...even if you don't want to hear it.
Donna, giving me a tough head. The way you used to do our hair for school...would pull it so tight we had mini facelifts. Also donna saving me from Casey Rassmusin on the bus. You were my hero
Mindgey All the times we would drag state street just as innocent as could be. Hanging out with both of our first loves. Christian Martinez...the gay man. It was just you and me in highschool with a bunch of fake friends. You were always my bait when we would go out. You were quiet but always got the boys. Also, living iwth you during Eagle Point, taking Joshy to church with you... Those are the best times of my life.
Daddy, how mad he'd get if we got hurt. The beautiful blessings he would always give us on a moments notice. He once drove up to Boise when I had pneumonia and viral pericarditis...gave me a blessing and then drove home. He was so sweet.
Laurie...you were so much fun to play with. Squeeking your bedroom downstairs just to hear you running across the floor from upstairs to kick some butt. I don't know how you likved in that room with shag carpet...you knew spiders had to be under every piece of it...lol As long as it's not mice eh/'
Jimmy... he's THE BEST brother a girl could ask for. He used to work so hard, then come home, make us dinner and take us places. He was always so sweet. His genuin love for us and us for him was great. He made me so proud with his wrestling days, and serving his mission. Man I looked up to him! I still do! And boy can make some pizza!!! You may get a pinch of nose in it...but it's the best ever!

Thanks Hodgie for the pic on Facebook! Thought I would post the pic here! That little boy has the most perfect face I have ever seen on a newborn!!!

Congratulations Mindy and Brig

How exciting. I saw the picture you have of little Mace online on facebook. He's so dang cute!! I can't wait to see him!!

Saige just called

She stayed home sick Monday, she was throwing up. Then Tuesday she called me from school and said she felt sick. I picked her up, and she was fine at home. Playing around, not sick at all. Today she called home with a stomach ache again (I made her stay). I think it's because she doesn't have anyone to sit with at lunch and play with. She cried and told us that her friends she was playing with said they didn't want to play with her anymore and she hasn't been able to find any girls that will let her play with them. I hate this kind of stuff, because I know EXACTLY how it feels. It's so lonely. I'm hoping she makes some new friends soon.

As for pregnancy, the DR. checked me last night at my appt. and nothing is going on. All those hard contractions did nothing. BOO! I only have 2 weeks left though hooray!!! I hope this baby comes soon. Wee, Holly and I are talking about making a February sisters trip to come see you and help you out. I would have to bring Mace, but I could leave the rest with Brig for the weekend. I hope it works out, I miss you so much! Becky is even talking about looking in to respit (is that how you spell that?) so she can come too. All I know is being there with you in Utah is all I can think about lately. I so wish I lived there.

To those I've talked to about Briggie, he is doing much better with his teachers. They are telling me that they have noticed a difference. I know I've noticed a huge difference in him as well lately. So, hopefully he's on his way back up the rollercoaster. That kids worries me so much and he's not even a teenager yet!! I'm taking Aiden to the eye doctor again this week as well. I need to get him a better prescription. They guessed on his first one because he was only 18 months old and couldn't tell them anything. I was up all night last night. It's getting harder and harder to sleep and I have a terrible cold again! It seems to be getting worse and I was coughing a ton. I really don't want to give this new baby a cold. I'm hoping it will go away soon. Love you all!

Happy New Year's

Hey girls Happy New Year! I love you all and miss my SLC girls so much :) Can you believe my little Joshy has been gone for almost 10 years, it has really been hitting me :( Love you all so much!